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wilt kins is the third obama nominee this month blocked by republicans. the circuit is seen as one of the most important courts only average, more than 60% of the cases heard there involve the federal government. agencies and federal actions. judge wilkins currently serves on the u.s. district court, for the district of columbia. before that, he was an attorney. leading several high profile civil rights lawsuits. before wilkins appointment was filibustered two other obama nominees also faced the same fate just this month. some republicans insist the three vacant seats need to be scrapped all together. once again they are threatening to break the rules of the senate, in order to change the rules of the senate. and other what? over what? over a court that doesn't even have enough work to do? millions of americans are hurting because of a law washington democrats forced pong them, and what do they do about it? they cook up some fake fight over judges. a fake fight over judges. that aren't even needed. >> the move is also used to block executive branch appoin
wilt kins is the third obama nominee this month blocked by republicans. the circuit is seen as one of the most important courts only average, more than 60% of the cases heard there involve the federal government. agencies and federal actions. judge wilkins currently serves on the u.s. district court, for the district of columbia. before that, he was an attorney. leading several high profile civil rights lawsuits. before wilkins appointment was filibustered two other obama nominees also faced...
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and the prime minister really wanted to highlight that, and the obama administration really wanted to put him in a position where he could talk to officials about this. so they did. all the secretary of commerce. so speak to him on these issues -- and the overlap seems to lie in the observation that pakistan's economy, pakistan's development, really will only take off if it's further integrated into its region. that means opening within the rest of southeast asia, that's an area where the united states can be helpful. it can leverage the neighborhood, in ways that direct u.s. assistance will never do. this is a big country. billions of dollars of assistance for hundreds of millions of people is still relatively little. >> the biggest concern is electricity. 42% of people said the bigger concern is electricity. >> so the united states can do some things to be helpful. but it will never be enough. it's really a matter -- some othe people suggest private sector efforts. these are the things where yes, there is more that the united states can do. but lit be different. >> on both sides how
and the prime minister really wanted to highlight that, and the obama administration really wanted to put him in a position where he could talk to officials about this. so they did. all the secretary of commerce. so speak to him on these issues -- and the overlap seems to lie in the observation that pakistan's economy, pakistan's development, really will only take off if it's further integrated into its region. that means opening within the rest of southeast asia, that's an area where the...
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obama has never shied from a crisis. however the usually hands-on president seemed unaware of problems, and in one case just plain left out of the loop. what is a leader looking towards a legacy to do about it? >> as software glitches on the affordable care act website persist, and allied nation phone following comes to line. the president was on a high seen as above that particular political fray, but it didn't last long. according to a journal pol poll just 42% of americans approve of the president's job performance, an all-time low for president obama, indicating frustration with how he's leading the country. the signature policy the affordable air act launched. frustrated users and members of congress are pushing for answers. >> healthcare reform in this state was a success. it doesn't mean that it was perfect right away. there were early problems to solve. there were changes that had to be made. anybody here who is involved in it can tell that you. and by the way all the parade of horribles, the worst predictions ab
obama has never shied from a crisis. however the usually hands-on president seemed unaware of problems, and in one case just plain left out of the loop. what is a leader looking towards a legacy to do about it? >> as software glitches on the affordable care act website persist, and allied nation phone following comes to line. the president was on a high seen as above that particular political fray, but it didn't last long. according to a journal pol poll just 42% of americans approve of...
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president obama sitting with leaders from the native american community. promises he's making to help solve issues they are facing. . >>> as much of the world focuses on the humanitarian crisis a flood is growing worse in the horn of africa, in somalia the flooding submerged villages and farms, killing 100. 4,000 survivors have been displaced and have no food and clean water. relief forces are scrambling to set up camps. the situation is complicated by clashes between plans. >> ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi has released a letter from prison. he says the country can't return to stability until he is back in hospital and those responsible must be held accountable. he claims to have been kidnapped by egyptian military offices. >> syrian forces are pushing to regain territories ahead of peace talks. a battle is under way in the northern city of aleppo. in response opposition fighters are calling for reinforcements. al jazeera's correspondent reports. >> cornered into a battle for aleppo opposition fighters dispatched reinforcements to a strategic cit
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but it will be interesting to see what these changes will be from president obama. and i think when you have the elder statesman of the democratic party saying that he did a couple of days ago, changes are on the way. >> and it happens to be -- >> and the contender. >> the operative word currentlying out of washington right nowish is spin. and the white house saying that there have been more than a million visiters to the website if it they managed to get through, all will be well. as we wait, we're going to take a break. paf we're with >> there is nown that he is going to allow you to be able to do just that. even though millions of americans were complaining that their it insurance was canceled. as we wait, we want to tell you what else is happening around the world. and as we mentioned, president obama will address the nation within the hour, and he's going to talk about the problems with the affordable care act. and we also want to tell you right now what's happening in the philippines. the memorandum coming in just a moment from the white house, telling us that
but it will be interesting to see what these changes will be from president obama. and i think when you have the elder statesman of the democratic party saying that he did a couple of days ago, changes are on the way. >> and it happens to be -- >> and the contender. >> the operative word currentlying out of washington right nowish is spin. and the white house saying that there have been more than a million visiters to the website if it they managed to get through, all will be...
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in order to distraction attention away from obama-care. the senate has just broken the rules in order to change the rules. >> now, in fairness, the filibuster was not used years and years ago, this is really a relatively new phenomenon. it has been used more and more, and many people see it as part of the problem of grid lock. the big thing for democrats as well as republicans is the president setting measure here. because if democrats are willing to use this simple majority, republicans could turn around and do it when they have control at some point of the u.s. senate. that's why domes are reluctant to go this far and use this, because the senate has long relied on the balance of power when one party is in power, they realize it isn't forever, and they look to the day when there's a minority. but senator reid moving forward anyway. this is just about judicial and executive branch nominees. we aren't talking about all laws and supreme court justices as well. >> what do you say to critics that say this is wag the dog. the 1998 movie, in wh
in order to distraction attention away from obama-care. the senate has just broken the rules in order to change the rules. >> now, in fairness, the filibuster was not used years and years ago, this is really a relatively new phenomenon. it has been used more and more, and many people see it as part of the problem of grid lock. the big thing for democrats as well as republicans is the president setting measure here. because if democrats are willing to use this simple majority, republicans...
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the report comes months after president obama reiterated his promise to close down the prison. >> the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can. but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? >> reporter: the president's renewed effort to push congress towards the camp's shutdown was spurred by a long time detainee hunger strike. at the height of the protest, 106 men refused food and as many as 46 from forced fed. forced feed something a technique typically used for six patients having trouble heating. using into you bashan is painful, especially for an unwilling patient. >> it requires some force to be able to insert the tube into the thousand. sometimes you can use some an thes anesthesia to put it in. but it doesn't mean that it's humane . >> reporter: guantanamo bay's detention center follows a federal code of conduct which does not allow prisoners to die in its custody. when al jazeera reached out on the latest report, the pentagon responded healthcare providers at task force at guantanamo routinely better care than any of these detain
the report comes months after president obama reiterated his promise to close down the prison. >> the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can. but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? >> reporter: the president's renewed effort to push congress towards the camp's shutdown was spurred by a long time detainee hunger strike. at the height of the protest, 106 men refused food and as many as 46 from forced fed. forced feed something a...
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more than three years more than a thousand daze left in the obama presidency. despite the wobbly roll out of the affordable care act its way, way too early to predict how it will all turn out. but a new poll in the "washington post" said 70% of americans now think the country is on the wrong track. 53% believe the president is not a strong leader. on this addition of "inside story" we're going to take a close look at the challenges and opportunities for barack obama's second term. but first this background. >> america is great. and it needs to be restored to its greatness. [ cheering ] >> reporter: around 100 people gathered in a park near the white house tuesday to shout their dissatisfaction with president obama. >> my name is larry clam, n. >> reporter: organized by freedom watch the rally now accuses the president of killing america. >> i see america dying. just being here reminds me of a country we're supposed to have. >> reporter: this rally is made up of the right of the right, at no time has this group been supportive of the president. still the protest
more than three years more than a thousand daze left in the obama presidency. despite the wobbly roll out of the affordable care act its way, way too early to predict how it will all turn out. but a new poll in the "washington post" said 70% of americans now think the country is on the wrong track. 53% believe the president is not a strong leader. on this addition of "inside story" we're going to take a close look at the challenges and opportunities for barack obama's second...
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under president obama, they get slightly more than native americans, around $2.5 billion. the groups represented here said their plight is about more than money. for them it's as much about independence and recognition. those are two things this president is delivering to these mostly forgotten people. >>> judges and juries delivered their verdict on the worst environmental disaster in spain. the coastlines of portugal and france were covered in oil when a tanker "prestige" sank 11 years ago. the ship's greek captain and former marchant marine was charged - he ordered the damaged ship to sea. >> the speed at which u.k.'s population is ageing has been described as a ticking time bomb. a report from the british medical journal says the problem is overstated, challenging that the state would not be able to support the elderly and over 65s shouldn't necessarily be seen as dependentened. >> bridi considers herself part of the furniture at the irish pensioners' project. >> they said "if you retire, come and help." i retired on 31 march and came here that week. >> 15 years later
under president obama, they get slightly more than native americans, around $2.5 billion. the groups represented here said their plight is about more than money. for them it's as much about independence and recognition. those are two things this president is delivering to these mostly forgotten people. >>> judges and juries delivered their verdict on the worst environmental disaster in spain. the coastlines of portugal and france were covered in oil when a tanker "prestige"...
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cgi, the contractor developing the site may have warned the obama administration that it would not be ready tro go live on october 1st. we know the administration says it needs until the end of november to fix the technical glitches. that's two months after it launched. to comment the penalty for not enrolling under the new law is effectively waved for six weeks. the new deadline will be march 31st. if you are one of the estimated 15 million americans who buy your own insurance, you are not employed through an employer or insured through an employer, you have to sign up for coverage by the deadline or face a penalty. you can do that through your insurer or go to the government changes, assuming healthcare.gov works one day. >> 8.5 million of 15 million could qualify for a subsidy. the affordable part of the affordable care act may be a misnomer for 6.5 millions that didn't qualify. we talk to a couple in carolina whose old policy is no longer available. >> gregs and his wife got an unpresent surprise - health premiums are doubling. they pay $629 to cover themselves and daughter sophie
cgi, the contractor developing the site may have warned the obama administration that it would not be ready tro go live on october 1st. we know the administration says it needs until the end of november to fix the technical glitches. that's two months after it launched. to comment the penalty for not enrolling under the new law is effectively waved for six weeks. the new deadline will be march 31st. if you are one of the estimated 15 million americans who buy your own insurance, you are not...
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. >> president obama spoke to a room full of advocates at the white house on thursday in hopes of bringing the senate's im grayings bill back into the -- immigration bill back into the spot light. >> it doesn't make sense to have 11 million people in this country illegally an incentive to come out of the shadows, get right with the law, meet their responsibilities and permit ahead. >> the border security you economic opportunity and immigration modernisation act passed in the senate in june 27th. it's in the hands of the house. it features border security, doubling border patrol with a boost in funding and mandatory use of force training. a pathway to citizenship, establishing a 13-year pathway to citizen ship and includes security benchmark before they can get a green card. it increases high tech and low-skilled worker visas, requiring a workplace verification system. and law enforcement. detailing protection for workers and refugees, and what happens if an immigrant breaks the law. a poll conducted by a university a month after the bill found that 64% of americans supported the reforms.
. >> president obama spoke to a room full of advocates at the white house on thursday in hopes of bringing the senate's im grayings bill back into the -- immigration bill back into the spot light. >> it doesn't make sense to have 11 million people in this country illegally an incentive to come out of the shadows, get right with the law, meet their responsibilities and permit ahead. >> the border security you economic opportunity and immigration modernisation act passed in the...
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obama said it would. what obama did with the temporary fix is he bought time to try to make this work. for all the people that may be disillusioned, if the health care site is up and running, you have uninsured people - they'll start to get coverage who had not got it. there would be pre-existing conditions not covered. there'll be people benefitting from this. if obama can weather the period of the self-imposed crisis by his bad management of the roll out, i would say it is way, way, way premature to look at the long term prognosis for this heath care plan. >> do you agree that the benefits people feel will win the day. >> that's what he meant. no more exclusions for people with pre-existing conditions. those are extremely popular. his plea was why does the press give more attention to those things and interview people about how they feel about that. >> the president took time to apologise to a key constituency, democrats. >> our failure to roll out the aca smoothly has put a burden on-democrats, whether
obama said it would. what obama did with the temporary fix is he bought time to try to make this work. for all the people that may be disillusioned, if the health care site is up and running, you have uninsured people - they'll start to get coverage who had not got it. there would be pre-existing conditions not covered. there'll be people benefitting from this. if obama can weather the period of the self-imposed crisis by his bad management of the roll out, i would say it is way, way, way...
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the troubles keep piling up for president obama and his signature healthcare law. the president is facing a backlash over his plan to extend insurance policies canceled because they don't imply with the affordable care act. on friday executives gathered at the white house to say that his moves would create new problems for the industry and create higher premiums. insurance commissioners grade, and in case you didn't know it, the insurance plans are regulated by the states, not the federal government. but house republicans passed a bill that not only renews insurance plans canceled by obamacare but allow allows issue besides obamacare law. >>> the bill will never see the light of day in the u.s. senate and become law. just in six weeks obamacare law has gone from problematic to chaotic. first confuse over policies up for cancellation. at the heart of the latest issue is why those canceled plans don't measure up to the requirements of obamacare. insurance companies are canceling policies because they don't comply with the new law. our resident expert in all things he
the troubles keep piling up for president obama and his signature healthcare law. the president is facing a backlash over his plan to extend insurance policies canceled because they don't imply with the affordable care act. on friday executives gathered at the white house to say that his moves would create new problems for the industry and create higher premiums. insurance commissioners grade, and in case you didn't know it, the insurance plans are regulated by the states, not the federal...
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president obama worked intensively, and his administration worked intensively before i came in, when i was in the congress, and voted for sanctions. the president worked in order to put in place a significant sanctions regime. anunprecedented regime. and he worked with countries around the world in order to ensure broad participation and support for the sanctions. that has been essential to the success of these sanctions. and we believe that it is the sanctions that have brought us to this negotiation, and ultimately to the more significant negotiation to follow for a comprehensive agreement. make no mistakes, and i ask you, don't interpret that the sanctions were annd unto themselves. they weren't. the goal of the sanctions was always to have a negotiation. and that is precisely what is now taking place, and that negotiation's goal is to secure a strong and verifiable agreement that guarantees the peacefulness of iran's nuclear program. for more than four years the international community has been united in its willingness to negotiate in good faith, and we have been particularly cr
president obama worked intensively, and his administration worked intensively before i came in, when i was in the congress, and voted for sanctions. the president worked in order to put in place a significant sanctions regime. anunprecedented regime. and he worked with countries around the world in order to ensure broad participation and support for the sanctions. that has been essential to the success of these sanctions. and we believe that it is the sanctions that have brought us to this...
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obama. he was contrite, he was apologetic, he took the blame, and proposed a fix that are plaguing his new healthcare law. >> that's on me. we fumbled the roll out on this healthcare law. >> the president denied he was aware of launch tests that warned of disaster. >> i was not informed exactly that the website would not be working. i don't think i'm stupid enough to say this is going to be like shopping on amazon or travel losty, a week before the website opens if i thought that it wasn't going to work. >> with millions seeing their existing policy canceled the president proposed a fix. >> insurers can ebbing tend current plans that would otherwise be canceled into 2014, and americans whose plans have been canceled can choose to reenroll? the same kind of plan. >> but there is no guarantee insurerring will offer the old plans. in a statement, the industry's top lobbyiest slam the proposal. it wasn't good enough for republicans either. they took turns on the house floor telling fails of canc
obama. he was contrite, he was apologetic, he took the blame, and proposed a fix that are plaguing his new healthcare law. >> that's on me. we fumbled the roll out on this healthcare law. >> the president denied he was aware of launch tests that warned of disaster. >> i was not informed exactly that the website would not be working. i don't think i'm stupid enough to say this is going to be like shopping on amazon or travel losty, a week before the website opens if i thought...
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obama is not a popular figure right now. his national poll ratings are below 40% for the first time ever. he's unpopular in virginia. he's unpopular in new jersey. christie took advantage that have, ken cuccinelli could not do it. what it says to the democrats is that you're in trouble, democrats, but the only thing you have to rely on is the ability for republicans to commit suicide. >> the gallop tracking poll has president obama's approval rating down near his all-time low at 39%. jim, your reaction to what bill just said? >> well, i mean, the polling numbers right now are the polling numbers. one thing that also helped ken cuccinelli despite the fact that the clintons showed up, obamas show you had in northern virginia in the last week or so the fact that a lot of money was thrown in for very tough ain't obam anti-obama as. that's one of the reasons would why obama will be in dallas. beating the drum against very long arizona. it's hard to predict how it's going to play out a year from now, and it's hard to figure out ho
obama is not a popular figure right now. his national poll ratings are below 40% for the first time ever. he's unpopular in virginia. he's unpopular in new jersey. christie took advantage that have, ken cuccinelli could not do it. what it says to the democrats is that you're in trouble, democrats, but the only thing you have to rely on is the ability for republicans to commit suicide. >> the gallop tracking poll has president obama's approval rating down near his all-time low at 39%. jim,...
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president obama praised the deal and warned congress not to be hasty. >> obama: going forward we'll continue to work closely with congress. however now is not the time to create new sanctions. it would ol only de rail our new direction. >> reporter: years in the making this buys time towards a comprehensive settlement. joining us now from the white house is deputy national security adviser ben rhodes. in the hours after the agreement here's what the new president of iran had to say. the outcome of the negotiations is the 5 plus 1, in other words the world powers have recognized iran's nuclear rights. did the american delegation leaving geneva leaving think that's what it done. >> what we do not recognize is the right to enrich, can we achieve a mutually defined peaceful nuclear program that the united states and the p5+1 can agree to with iran, ensures that program will be for peaceful purposes. that's what the next months will test. >> until then, the p5+1 relations had been irreconcilable. are the parties closer to describe iran five years hence, ten years hence that they can agree on? >>
president obama praised the deal and warned congress not to be hasty. >> obama: going forward we'll continue to work closely with congress. however now is not the time to create new sanctions. it would ol only de rail our new direction. >> reporter: years in the making this buys time towards a comprehensive settlement. joining us now from the white house is deputy national security adviser ben rhodes. in the hours after the agreement here's what the new president of iran had to say....
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iraq's prime minister meeting with president obama at the house with this afternoon. the two leaders are expected to discuss how to end the vie lengs that has killed thousands of iraq dwlis year. >> new evidence shows that just 248 people signed up for health care coverage in the first two days of the prom rollout. >>> after years of infighting the united states is finally catching up with europe and asia. california building what you are seeing right now, a high speed rail system. people will be able to travel to los angeles to san fran in less than two hours. the system will then expand to sacramento to san diego, stretching over 800 miles by the time it's finished. the central valley is the state's most depressed region, and has some of the highest unemployment rates in the country, well above 10%, and with 7 million residents it is larger than some 38 states. militia chan has more from fresno. >> reporter: not much happens in the industry of fresno. sitting in the middle of the state, some say in the middle of nowhere. it's residents have long felt neglected in do
iraq's prime minister meeting with president obama at the house with this afternoon. the two leaders are expected to discuss how to end the vie lengs that has killed thousands of iraq dwlis year. >> new evidence shows that just 248 people signed up for health care coverage in the first two days of the prom rollout. >>> after years of infighting the united states is finally catching up with europe and asia. california building what you are seeing right now, a high speed rail...
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president obama, president clinton, hillary clinton, michelle obama at the grave side. >> there was the ceremony where 16 people received the presidential medal of freedom today. >> reporter: the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor in the land was instituted by john f. kennedy some 50 years ago. some 500 distinguished individuals who have provided this country with service as the award goes throughout the years has been awarded, including the 16 today. some notable names, bill clinton, chief among them, perhaps. not far behind that is oprah winfrey, people from the world of sports ernie banks, mr. cub from the president's adopted hometown of chicago. sally ride, posthumously, the first american female in space, and arturo sandoval, a noted trumpeter, a defector from cuba, who has provided millions with the joy of listening to his performances on the trumpet, he happens to be a personal favorite of mine. that happened in the east room, a day of joy and solemnity for president obama. >> mike viqueira at the white house. mike, thank you very much. some items from jfk'
president obama, president clinton, hillary clinton, michelle obama at the grave side. >> there was the ceremony where 16 people received the presidential medal of freedom today. >> reporter: the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor in the land was instituted by john f. kennedy some 50 years ago. some 500 distinguished individuals who have provided this country with service as the award goes throughout the years has been awarded, including the 16 today. some...
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are committee members blaming the obama administration or putting it at the foot of kathleen sebelius? >> they are certainly casting blame around and a republican from south dakota reminded the committee and secretary sebelius of those pledges that president obama made last year, when he said you can keep your health care plan and doctor if you liked them. now of course the obama administration defends if you had a health care plan in place before this law was past in spring of 2010, that gets grandfathered in, and the letters peopling are getting saying you are going to be kicked off of your plan, that's because the plans don't meet muster and don't have crucial aspects like maternity care. there is lots of blame for secretary sebelius herself including from senator pat roberts. take a listen to his tone, dell. >> your main goal should have been to protect americans, and insure their safety. but in your zeal to implement this law, not warnings, advice, or council would deter you. you said america should hold you accountable, which is why i repeat my request for you to resign. >> this
are committee members blaming the obama administration or putting it at the foot of kathleen sebelius? >> they are certainly casting blame around and a republican from south dakota reminded the committee and secretary sebelius of those pledges that president obama made last year, when he said you can keep your health care plan and doctor if you liked them. now of course the obama administration defends if you had a health care plan in place before this law was past in spring of 2010, that...
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the secret dirty cost of obama's push. it has lost to millions of acres of land, polluted the drinking water of hundred was thousands of americans and may have added to greenhouse emissions. is ethanol, something that was supposed to abcornerstone moving toward green energy economy turned instead into a environmental disaster. joining us now is deanna capiletto. thank you for joining us. it's a very powerful piece. in 2007, there's the ethanol mandate that george bush signed into law and it was supposed to put more gas into our cars. he made he got national a huge part of his 2008 campaign. how did this go wrong? >> i think it went wrong because obviously within the allow was complex, these are complex requirements and what the administration did when they implemented the law signed by president bush, was it actually modeled for what was going to happen. the model is a prediction, we found we were wrong, whether that's the price of corner, how yields will respond to corn prices going up. we looked at what was happening in
the secret dirty cost of obama's push. it has lost to millions of acres of land, polluted the drinking water of hundred was thousands of americans and may have added to greenhouse emissions. is ethanol, something that was supposed to abcornerstone moving toward green energy economy turned instead into a environmental disaster. joining us now is deanna capiletto. thank you for joining us. it's a very powerful piece. in 2007, there's the ethanol mandate that george bush signed into law and it was...
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this is not really about president obama he has a legacy enshshrined now. they'll probably get this right basbased on what happened in massachusetts. a w year from now we are at mid stormidterm elections. >> you mean politics has something to do this wit with t. >> we have the democrats that have stood by the president steasteadfastly and they have sd right by him it's not about him. the man is not running for public office again. it's about them. a couple of weeks ago the republicans we didn't think would get licked. licked -- elected. that is what i was going to say. >> two weeks ago everybody was talking about the government shutdown and the president was in grave danger. >> if you are a elected representative in louisiana a republican state. you are very nervous. if you see the president has a approval rating of 39% you wonder how you will get on when you go on the still to come starting early january. >> it's not just the republicans that are concerned about the roll out of the affordable care ability. act. even though they are not for it. the white ho
this is not really about president obama he has a legacy enshshrined now. they'll probably get this right basbased on what happened in massachusetts. a w year from now we are at mid stormidterm elections. >> you mean politics has something to do this wit with t. >> we have the democrats that have stood by the president steasteadfastly and they have sd right by him it's not about him. the man is not running for public office again. it's about them. a couple of weeks ago the...
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in an hour and a half president obama set to speak to tribal leaders. they're in washington to discuss several important issues including education, healthcare and protecting native lands. more than a dozen cabinet secretaries are going to be at that meeting. why is this event so significant? >> well, president obama has been having these white house tribal nation conferences for five years. this sort of thing just wasn't happening. oftentimes when the federal government talked to tribes, tribes felt it was a talking down to, rather than face-to-face meetings where they could have an conversation. the white house is trying to change that and they've established a council on native american affairs. but many officials acknowledge that there are painful past that is have to be made up for. >> today, today we declare that we must never forget, we must never deny the injustice that for decades upon decades was inflicted on native peoples. we affirm that this painful past has risen to self determination. >> attorney general eric holder addressed violence in
in an hour and a half president obama set to speak to tribal leaders. they're in washington to discuss several important issues including education, healthcare and protecting native lands. more than a dozen cabinet secretaries are going to be at that meeting. why is this event so significant? >> well, president obama has been having these white house tribal nation conferences for five years. this sort of thing just wasn't happening. oftentimes when the federal government talked to tribes,...
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the obama administration saying other issues will be fixed by the end of this month. >>> president obama's approval rating have fallen to an all time low. robert ray has the story. >> reporter: in rome, georgia, political chatter about what is happening in washington is as familiar as the southern charm of its main street. >> 90% of those people up there don't have a clue what is going on in the united states. >> reporter: in the foothills, rome is home to conservative republican congressman tom graves. he is one of the architects of the legislation to repeal obamacare, and voted to continue the government shutdown. he can find plenty of supporters in rome who blame the president for the failures of government. >> there are people who are vehemently opposed to the affordable care act. that's one of the things that helped to energize the tea party in its early days. >> reporter: here in rome there is an overall lack of confidence in the government, but specifically for the president of the united states. now the problem plagued rollout of the affordable care act website and the partisan bic
the obama administration saying other issues will be fixed by the end of this month. >>> president obama's approval rating have fallen to an all time low. robert ray has the story. >> reporter: in rome, georgia, political chatter about what is happening in washington is as familiar as the southern charm of its main street. >> 90% of those people up there don't have a clue what is going on in the united states. >> reporter: in the foothills, rome is home to...
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president obama has gone in the past. why did he not go this time around? >> well, there was certainly a lot of air out of the balloon in gettysburg. he didn't exactly not go, he just -- he was never going to go, i guess. problems. >> he has linked himself to lincoln from the beginning. >> very much so. >> reporter: pretty much since he announced he was going to run for president. >> very much so. there is a very horrible irony here. president kennedy was supposed to give the 100th anniversary speech. he pulled out right before because he had a political rally to go to in dallas. but i was hoping he would go. >> why are we so fascinated with this speech 150 year s later? >> because there is so much mythology attached to it. it set out what lincoln set out for it to achieve which was to create a scripture and make official it was no longer a war to reunite the union, but have a new freedom that embraced color. democracy. >> absolutely. and an example of absolutely sublime writing. it is so hard to write a compressed prayer-like thing as lincoln did, and it i
president obama has gone in the past. why did he not go this time around? >> well, there was certainly a lot of air out of the balloon in gettysburg. he didn't exactly not go, he just -- he was never going to go, i guess. problems. >> he has linked himself to lincoln from the beginning. >> very much so. >> reporter: pretty much since he announced he was going to run for president. >> very much so. there is a very horrible irony here. president kennedy was supposed...
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john mccain quoted the words of barack obama in 2005 when he opposed a change. >> if the right of free and open debate is taken away from the minority party and the millions of americans who ask us to be their voice, i fear partisan atmosphere in washington will be poisoned to the point where no one will be able to agree on anything >> today's move had results. the nomination of patricia millet moved forward with 55 votes. with the president sinking in the polls in the wake of the affordable care act it was felt it was an attempt to change the subject. >> millions are hurting because of a law washington forces upon them. what do they do about it? they cook up a fake fight over judges. a fake fight over judges. >> now, even after the one judicial nomination went through on 55 votes, patricia millet for the court of appeals, there's 51 barack obama administration nominees pending. meanwhile republicans warn they stand an even-money chance of taking control of their senate in the midterm elections. if that happens all bets are off. they are unlikely to go back to the old 60-i don't thresh
john mccain quoted the words of barack obama in 2005 when he opposed a change. >> if the right of free and open debate is taken away from the minority party and the millions of americans who ask us to be their voice, i fear partisan atmosphere in washington will be poisoned to the point where no one will be able to agree on anything >> today's move had results. the nomination of patricia millet moved forward with 55 votes. with the president sinking in the polls in the wake of the...
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president obama today promised new changes to the affordable care about, mr. obama said he will allow people to keep their old insurance plans for another year. and pledged improvements to the healthcare.gov website. and joining us now is hogs the manager of think progress.org, a left leaning media organize it is a pleasure to have you on the program. what did you hear from the president? what exactly is he proposing and is? going to be the fix that is need. >> step one is making sure that insurers are inyou remember toking their customers about all of the options that are available in tex changes. they are going to have to send new letters saying here is what you have. you can qualify for subsidies, go into the exchanges and check it out. then he is encouraging insurers to continue offering policies that they canceled are about to cancel. saying you are now exempt, you can offer them if you choose. and the third part is, he pledged again to make sure that the website works so that people can go in and find out if they can get better coverage. >> so who are th
president obama today promised new changes to the affordable care about, mr. obama said he will allow people to keep their old insurance plans for another year. and pledged improvements to the healthcare.gov website. and joining us now is hogs the manager of think progress.org, a left leaning media organize it is a pleasure to have you on the program. what did you hear from the president? what exactly is he proposing and is? going to be the fix that is need. >> step one is making sure...
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. >> president obama is under pressure over the health care law. a report saying the administration new of flaws last spring. at a hearing on capitol hill the top official said 30% has not been built. republicans say healthcare.gov is a security risk who try to enrol. >> tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. thousands of people honoured the address. president obama said he sometimes walks to lincoln's office to look at the original copy. >> those are the headlines, "consider this" is up next on al jazeera america. ♪ >> after 12 years hundreds of billions of dollars spent and more than 2,000 american soldiers killed, the war in afghanistan was supposed to be wrapping up. but if the war in afghanistan is truly winding down, why are we now reportedly committing to leave thousands of troops there for at least another decade? and also a tragic attack on one of virginia's most prominent politicians once again casts a harsh light on the mental health system. and did you ever ask youst if you could beat your child in a footrace?
. >> president obama is under pressure over the health care law. a report saying the administration new of flaws last spring. at a hearing on capitol hill the top official said 30% has not been built. republicans say healthcare.gov is a security risk who try to enrol. >> tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. thousands of people honoured the address. president obama said he sometimes walks to lincoln's office to look at the original copy. >> those are...
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president obama has been travelling on the west coast. a fundraising swing. he's due at the white house on tuesday night. there was a statement after the supreme court made its announcement by the white house reading in part: >> the supreme court points out that religious institutions are not required to provide contraceptive coverage under the affordable care act, but the key legal question is does that exemption provide - extend to private for-profit companies. many are looking at this as a huge decision. meantime, advocates of women's reproductive rights say if the supreme court decides with hobby lobby, and other organizations and there are dozeness of lawsuits along the lines. it could mean the affordable care act would be picked apart. any business could object on any grounds to covering certain provisions within the act. >> mike viqueira from the white house. a pair of u.s. bombers flew through air space china said was its own. al jazeera's rosalind jordan has more. >> on monday night the u.s. military says two b52 bombers like this flew over the senka
president obama has been travelling on the west coast. a fundraising swing. he's due at the white house on tuesday night. there was a statement after the supreme court made its announcement by the white house reading in part: >> the supreme court points out that religious institutions are not required to provide contraceptive coverage under the affordable care act, but the key legal question is does that exemption provide - extend to private for-profit companies. many are looking at this...
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one is that there is enough erosion between prime minister netanyahu and president obama. this has entered the equation to some extent. that's number one. number two as we heard before, the building measures are unnecessary. the question is this, if iran has been maintaining that it has not pursuing nuclear weapons, then it should be able to provide the international community the iea the inspectors truly inspections everywhere. that is a were requisite. yes, they insist on enriching on iranian soil. about "y" not freeze that for another six months until another agreement is reached and a more comprehensive one that deals with that issue effectively. which means if they want to lift some of these heavy sanctions that have really penalized their economy and they're hurting, they're going to have to do something to demonstrate that they are sincere, and they really mean business, that they have not pursued nuclear weapons, and be able to satisfy the united states. remember, israel is a major player although not present in the room. the united states needs to consider not onl
one is that there is enough erosion between prime minister netanyahu and president obama. this has entered the equation to some extent. that's number one. number two as we heard before, the building measures are unnecessary. the question is this, if iran has been maintaining that it has not pursuing nuclear weapons, then it should be able to provide the international community the iea the inspectors truly inspections everywhere. that is a were requisite. yes, they insist on enriching on iranian...
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. >> there are two things they are accusing the obama administration of doing. one of violating pac pakistani sovereignty by launching a military attack on pakistani soil without islamabad's permission. and the other thing islamabad is accusing them of doing is skuttling an effort to broker peace talks about the pakistani taliban. therthey are arguing that with e death that basically that everything is lameverything islg to achieve is back at square one. the pack ta pakistani citizens g to be suffering from the attacks within their borders. >>> vandait's widely assumed the pakistani government has been cooperating first with the bush administration and now with the obama administration. it's been the obama administration h that has increased the frequency of these attacks some would argue out of a sense that the pakistanis have not been doing enough to crack down on taliban and al qaeda sacactivitywithin it's borders. there was recently a front page story in the "washington post" that outlined in detail, not just how much access the pakistani government was givi
. >> there are two things they are accusing the obama administration of doing. one of violating pac pakistani sovereignty by launching a military attack on pakistani soil without islamabad's permission. and the other thing islamabad is accusing them of doing is skuttling an effort to broker peace talks about the pakistani taliban. therthey are arguing that with e death that basically that everything is lameverything islg to achieve is back at square one. the pack ta pakistani citizens g...
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president obama set to meet with insurance executives at the white house this afternoon. it comes one day after the president said americans could keep their current health plans for net another year. libby casey joining us now live from the capitol. libby are republicans taking a victory lap? >> well, 39 democrats joined republicans to vote for this bill. but dell, before it goes anywhere, it would have to get through the senate. it is very unlikely it will even get to the floor there. and president obama has said he will veto it, because he put out his own plan yesterday that would allow americans to stay on their health care plans into next year. take a listen to this, dell. >> now we find out that it was all just talk. this country is tired of the talk that comes out of washington. they want people to represent them. that's what we're here to do. both sides of the aisle, ladies and gentlemen. we need to put seat belts in this room, because the room spins so far sometimes it is hard to walk out here straight. >> reporter: now there are talks that people would be able t
president obama set to meet with insurance executives at the white house this afternoon. it comes one day after the president said americans could keep their current health plans for net another year. libby casey joining us now live from the capitol. libby are republicans taking a victory lap? >> well, 39 democrats joined republicans to vote for this bill. but dell, before it goes anywhere, it would have to get through the senate. it is very unlikely it will even get to the floor there....
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it's a simply politics, trying to block barack obama. it's not to say the republicans are laying down and being a rubber-stamp. what played out is the opposite. as an example, during the term of gw bush, he had six nominees to the same important court. four got through with considerable democratic support. barack obama had five nominees to the court, and four up to this point have been blocked. >> that happened after there was a major deal between democrats and republicans and after substantial phil busters. it wasn't as if the democrats laid down. there were a lot of negotiations that got them there. back then things were just as bad as they were now because talk of the nuclear option. in fact, the nuclear option was a popular term in 2005 when a majority leader threatened to change the rules in the senate not allowing phil busters to have president obama's nominees get through. >> it was narrowly averted by a deal talked about. they made a deal there could be phil busters in extraordinary circumstances - when a judge - there were quest
it's a simply politics, trying to block barack obama. it's not to say the republicans are laying down and being a rubber-stamp. what played out is the opposite. as an example, during the term of gw bush, he had six nominees to the same important court. four got through with considerable democratic support. barack obama had five nominees to the court, and four up to this point have been blocked. >> that happened after there was a major deal between democrats and republicans and after...
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president obama gave progress reports. president obama urged them to give diplomacy a chance. >> let's look let's test the proposition that obvious the next six months we can resolve this in a diplomatic fashion. while maintaining the essential sanctions architecture, and, as president of the united states, me maintaining all options to prevent them getting nuclear weapons. >> iran's foreign minister echoed the president's statements, saying the geneva talks could end a long-running standoff. >> a group with ties to al qaeda is taking credit for the explosions at the iranian embassy in lebanon. it may be a link to the war in syria. 23 were killed, including an iranian diplomat. we have the details from beirut. >> scenes of devastation. two powerful bombs were detonated outside the iranian embassy in beirut early on tuesday. along with civilians the cultural attacha is among the people killed. firefighters rushed to the scene to put out the flames and help the wounded. >> translation: i am syrian, working opposite the irani
president obama gave progress reports. president obama urged them to give diplomacy a chance. >> let's look let's test the proposition that obvious the next six months we can resolve this in a diplomatic fashion. while maintaining the essential sanctions architecture, and, as president of the united states, me maintaining all options to prevent them getting nuclear weapons. >> iran's foreign minister echoed the president's statements, saying the geneva talks could end a long-running...
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president obama is urging critics of the new iran nuclear agreement to give diplomacy a chance. the agreement eases sanctions against iran. in exchange for a halt in nuclear development. several in congress say the deal goes too far and it's too easy on iran and they want the sanctions to continue. those are the headlines at this hour. i'm john seigenthaler. "america tonight" with joie chen is coming up next. i'll see you back here for more news, and remember you can always get the latest news on www.aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight" the final word on sandy hook and why a devastated community may be left with more questions than answers. also tonight, she's the teen queen of the ring. the 85-pound boxer who is knocking down stereotypes. >>> and getting fresh fruits and vegetables to people living in a food desert, a green machine, a healthy twist on fast foods. >> we stripped it down. primed it and painted it. it's not like any other bus you've ever seen. ♪ >> good evening, thanks for being with us
president obama is urging critics of the new iran nuclear agreement to give diplomacy a chance. the agreement eases sanctions against iran. in exchange for a halt in nuclear development. several in congress say the deal goes too far and it's too easy on iran and they want the sanctions to continue. those are the headlines at this hour. i'm john seigenthaler. "america tonight" with joie chen is coming up next. i'll see you back here for more news, and remember you can always get the...